LCC Provost Stephanie Shanblatt Named President
at Bucks County Community College in
Pennsylvania

LANSING 7/25/12 – Dr. Stephanie Shanblatt, Provost and Senior Vice
President of Lansing Community College (LCC), has been named the new
president of Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Shanblatt has served LCC for 13 years,
the last three as Provost and Senior VP. As a college
leader, she has helped LCC successfully navigate the
transformational changes occurring in higher education.

According to LCC President Brent Knight,
she successfully launched both the Early College and University
Center initiatives, as part of the college’s commitment to
protecting and expanding traditional and non-traditional
pathways of student access to higher education. She also
led efforts to improve student success and increase completion
rates through institutional changes that focus on helping
students achieve their learning goals.

“Under Stephanie’s leadership, the college
has increased the number of students successfully completing
courses and graduating,” said LCC President Brent Knight. “Her
contributions will have a long-term, significant impact on our
community. We are grateful for her service and wish her the best
in her new role as President of Bucks County Community College.”

Prior to joining LCC, Dr. Shanblatt spent
several years conducting molecular biological research at
Michigan State University.

She earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the
University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine and a B.S. in
Chemistry from the same institution.

Dr. Shanblatt has served the community as a
board member of Capital Area Health Care Alliance, Capital Area
IT Council, Information Technology Empowerment Center (ITEC),
Closing the Digital Gap, and Regional Health Information
Organization, as well as co-chair of the Lansing School District
Academic Realignment Task Force.

Dr. Shanblatt will begin her new position
in October. LCC will launch a national search for a new
chief academic officer.

Bucks Community College was founded in 1964
and has three campuses in the county, which is located
just north of Philadelphia. It has an annual enrollment of
approximately 11,000 and offers 90 programs of study.